Primary Highways, 1-216 Series
Alberta’s 1 to 216 Series of Primary Highways are Alberta’s main highways. Prior to 2000/2001, this highway series was designated simply as Alberta’s "Primary Highways" network. However, it was redesignated by Alberta Transportation as the "Primary Highways, 1 to 216 Series" when Alberta’s former "Secondary Highways" network was redesignated as Alberta’s "Primary Highways, 500 to 986 Series" network in 2000/2001. The redesignation of both highway networks was triggered when jurisdiction over the former "Secondary Highways" network was transferred from municipalities to the Province. Despite the redesignation, the 1 to 216 Series and the 500 to 986 Series of Primary Highways are still commonly referred to as "Primary Highways" and "Secondary Highways" respectively by the public, municipalities, politicians, the media and even other provincial ministries.
The 1 to 216 Series of Primary Highways are numbered from 1 to 100, with the exception of the ring roads around Calgary and Edmonton, which are numbered 201 and 216, denoting their bypass linkages between highways 2 & 1 and 2 & 16 respectively.
All or portions of Highways 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 16, 28, 28A, 35, 43, 49, and 63 are considered Core Routes of Canada’s National Highway System (NHS). Highway 28 from Highway 63 to Cold Lake is considered a NHS feed route and Highway 58 between Rainbow Lake and Highway 88 is considered a NHS Northern/Remote Route.
Highways 1, 2, 3, 4, 16, and 43 are considered Alberta’s most important interprovincial and international highways and are divided highways (expressways) or freeways for much or all of their length. Speed limits are generally 100 km/h (62 mph) except on some divided highways and freeways which are 110 kilometres per hour (68 mph) or on Highways 1 and 16 through the Banff and Jasper National Parks which can be 90 km/h (56 mph).
The Highway 15/28A/28/63 corridor between Edmonton and Fort McMurray is considered one of Alberta’s most important intraprovincial highways. A twinning program is currently underway between Boyle and Fort McMurray. Highway 63 from Fort McMurray north to the Suncor and Syncrude oil sands operations is also twinned.
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Although only Highways 1, 2, 3, 4, 15, 16, 43, 63, 100, 201, and 216 are twinned (expressways) for most of their length, the vast majority of Alberta’s Primary Highway Series are two-lanes paved, while segments of Highways 40, 58, 68, and 88 remain as gravel.
| Markers | Highway | Other names | Description | Length (km) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highway 1 | Trans-Canada Highway | from British Columbia border near Lake Louise to Saskatchewan border near Walsh | 536 | |
| Highway 1A | Bow Valley Parkway | •Lake Louise to Banff | 64 | |
| Bow Valley Trail | •Canmore to Calgary | 89 | ||
| 17 Avenue SE, Calgary | •Calgary to Chestermere | 4.4 | ||
| Highway 1X | Connects Highway 1 to Highway 1A, east of Exshaw | 4.2 | ||
| Highway 2 | •Queen Elizabeth II Highway (Calgary to Edmonton only) •Northern Woods and Water Route (Athabasca to Donnelly only) |
United States border at Carway to Highway 43 north of Grande Prairie | 1,268 | |
| Highway 2A | •High River to Aldersyde | 15.9 | ||
| •Okotoks to Highway 2 | 11.4 | |||
| •Highway 2 to Calgary | 5.2 | |||
| •south of Crossfield to Bowden | 67 | |||
| •Innisfail to Highway 595 in Red Deer | 26 | |||
| •Red Deer to north of Lacombe | 25 | |||
| •Morningside to Leduc | 85 | |||
| •Hondo to Smith | 14.7 | |||
| •Triangle to Highway 49 near the Little Smoky River | 28 | |||
| •Roma Junction to Grimshaw | 11.7 | |||
| Highway 3 | Crowsnest Highway | British Columbia border at Crowsnest Pass to Highway 1 and Highway 41A at Medicine Hat | 323 | |
| Highway 3A | •alternative to Highway 3 west of Lundbreck | 3.6 | ||
| •alternative to Highway 3 through Monarch | 7.9 | |||
| •Westside Drive, Lethbridge | 0.7 | |||
| •alternative to Highway 3 through Barnwell | 6.8 | |||
| Highway 4 | Red Coat Trail | United States border at Coutts to Highway 5 in Lethbridge | 90 | |
| Highway 5 | Waterton Park to Highway 3 in Lethbridge | 130 | ||
| Highway 6 | United States border at Chief Mountain to Highway 3 near Pincher Station | 72 | ||
| Highway 7 | Cowboy Trail in Black Diamond to Highways 2 and 547 near Aldersyde | 27 | ||
| Highway 8 | Glenmore Trail | Cowboy Trail near Redwood Meadows to Highway 2 (Deerfoot Trail) in Calgary | 40 | |
| Highway 9 | Inverlake on Trans-Canada Highway to Saskatchewan border west of Alsask | 326 | ||
| Highway 10 | Hoo Doo Trail | Highways 9 and 56 in Drumheller to Western Monarch | 35 | |
| Highway 11 | David Thompson Highway | Icefields Parkway at Saskatchewan River Crossing to Highway 12 at Nevis | 320 | |
| Highway 11A | •Highway 11 to Rocky Mountain House | 11.7 | ||
| •Sylvan Lake to Red Deer | 17.4 | |||
| Highway 12 | Cowboy Trail near Frisco to Saskatchewan border at Compeer | 364 | ||
| Highway 13 | Alder Flats (west of Cowboy Trail) to Saskatchewan border near Hayter | 366 | ||
| Highway 13A | •Through Ma-Me-O Beach | 7.4 | ||
| •Bypass wholly within and the responsibility of the City of Camrose | 8.1 | |||
| Highway 14 | Poundmaker Trail | Highway 2 (Calgary Trail/Gateway Boulevard) in Edmonton to Saskatchewan border near Roros | 257 | |
| Highway 15 | Highway 16 (Yellowhead Trail) in Edmonton to Highway 16 south of Mundare | 92 | ||
| Highway 16 | Yellowhead Highway | British Columbia border near Decoigne to Saskatchewan border at Lloydminster | 641 | |
| Highway 16A | •Evansburg and Entwistle | 13.6 | ||
| Parkland Highway | •Highway 16 to Edmonton via Stony Plain and Spruce Grove | 35 | ||
| •Through Vegreville | 8.7 | |||
| Highway 17 | Saskatchewan border near Killarney Lake to Onion Lake, Saskatchewan | 134 | ||
| Highway 18 | Highway 43 at Green Court to Highways 63 and 656 near Thorhild | 162 | ||
| Highway 19 | Highway 60 near Devon to Highways 2 and 625 near Nisku | 12.3 | ||
| Highway 20 | Highway 11 in Sylvan Lake to Highway 39 at Alsike | 110 | ||
| Highway 20A | Rimbey to Highway 20 | 1.6 | ||
| Highway 21 | Trans-Canada Highway near Strathmore to Highway 15 in Fort Saskatchewan | 328 | ||
| Highway 22 | Cowboy Trail | Highway 3 near Lundbreck to Highway 18 near Mayerthorpe | 584 | |
| Highway 23 | Highway 3 near Monarch to Highway 2A in High River | 145 | ||
| Highway 24 | Highway 23 to the Trans-Canada Highway near Cheadle | 70 | ||
| Highway 25 | Lethbridge to Enchant | 72 | ||
| Highway 26 | Camrose to Viking | 81 | ||
| Highway 27 | Sundre to Morrin | 139 | ||
| Highway 28 | Edmonton to Cold Lake, via Smoky Lake | 293 | ||
| Highway 28A | 17 Street NE, Edmonton | Highway 15 to Gibbons | 17.7 | |
| Highway 29 | Lamont to St. Paul and Highway 41 | 152 | ||
| Highway 31 | Seba Beach to Gainford | 3.9 | ||
| Highway 32 | Carrot Creek on Yellowhead Highway to Swan Hills | 148 | ||
| Highway 33 | Grizzly Trail | Gunn to Swan Valley | 219 | |
| Highway 35 | Mackenzie Highway | Grimshaw to Northwest Territories border near Indian Cabins | 465 | |
| Highway 36 | Veterans Memorial Highway | Warner to Lac La Biche | 641 | |
| Highway 37 | North of Edmonton, from Onoway to Fort Saskatchewan | 67 | ||
| Highway 38 | Redwater to Deerland | 25 | ||
| Highway 39 | Drayton Valley to Leduc | 91 | ||
| Highway 40 | •Bighorn Highway •Kananaskis Trail |
•Crowsnest Pass through Kananaskis Village to Hwy 579 west of Water Valley | 300 | |
| Forestry Trunk Road | •Lovett River through Grande Cache to Grande Prairie | 434 | ||
| Highway 41 | Buffalo Trail | United States border at Wild Horse to La Corey | 694 | |
| Highway 41A | Medicine Hat to Highway 41 | 14.5 | ||
| Highway 42 | Penhold to Lousana | 44 | ||
| Highway 43 | British Columbia border near Demmitt to Manly Corner on Yellowhead Highway | 520 | ||
| Highway 44 | Yellowhead Highway near Spruce Grove to Hondo | 185 | ||
| Highway 45 | Bruderheim to Saskatchewan border near Alcurve | 231 | ||
| Highway 47 | Coalspur to Edson | 60 | ||
| Highway 49 | •Spirit River Highway •Northern Woods and Water Route |
British Columbia border near Bay Tree to Valleyview | 266 | |
| Highway 50 | Tees to Mirror | 14 | ||
| Highway 52 | Welling Station to Craddock | 24 | ||
| Highway 53 | Highway 22 to Highway 36 through Rimbey, Ponoka, Bashaw, and Forestburg | 223 | ||
| Highway 54 | Caroline to Innisfail | 56 | ||
| Highway 55 | Northern Woods and Water Route | Athabasca to Saskatchewan border near Cherry Grove | 264 | |
| Highway 56 | Crowfoot on Trans-Canada Highway to Camrose | 246 | ||
| Highway 58 | Rainbow Lake to Wentzel River Extension from Wentzel River to Garden River was announced in May, 2009 |
325 | ||
| Highway 59 | Brainard to Sexsmith | 63 | ||
| Highway 60 | Devonian Way | Calmar to Winterburn | 36 | |
| Highway 61 | Red Coat Trail | Stirling to Manyberries | 147 | |
| Highway 62 | United States border near Del Bonita to Magrath | 52 | ||
| Highway 63 | Highway 28 near Radway to Fort MacKay | 426 | ||
| Highway 64 | British Columbia border near Bear Canyon to Fairview | 126 | ||
| Highway 64A | Highway 64 to Fairview | 6.6 | ||
| Highway 66 | Don Getty Wildland Provincial Park to Bragg Creek | 27 | ||
| Highway 68 | Sibbald Creek Trail | Highway 40 and Bow Valley Provincial Park to Cheenaka on Trans-Canada Highway | 37 | |
| Highway 69 | Fort McMurray to Saprae Creek | 14.3 | ||
| Highway 72 | Crossfield to Beiseker | 33 | ||
| Highway 88 | Bicentennial Highway | Slave Lake to Fort Vermilion and Highway 58 | 428 | |
| Highway 93 | •Banff-Windermere Highway •Icefields Parkway |
from the British Columbia border to Highway 1, then along the Icefields Parkway from Lake Louise to Jasper | 266 | |
| Highway 93A | •Alternative to Highway 93 south of Jasper | 1.8 | ||
| •Alternative to Highway 93 further south of Jasper providing access to Marmot Basin, Mount Edith Cavell, and Athabasca Falls | 24 | |||
| Highway 100 | Sherwood Park Freeway | Edmonton to Sherwood Park | 4.2 | |
| Highway 201 | Stoney Trail | Calgary Ring Road (under construction) | 44 | |
| Highway 216 | Anthony Henday Drive | Edmonton Ring Road (under construction) | 69 |
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